By Yaqut Ali
New Delhi: Two churches in Kanpur were recently targeted by right-wing Hindutva groups, accusing members of the Christian community of forceful conversions.
On Saturday, March 4, Abhijeet and several other people from the Christian community were praying in the World Mission Society, Church of God in Kanpur’s Shyam Nagar. A group of men, who were from Bajrang Dal and Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), interrupted the prayer at 11:30 am, claiming that Abhijeet, Rajat, Jeevan, Shivansh, Sheetal, and Rana were “converting people to Christianity”.
Six people were detained from the church on Saturday, out of which two are in judicial custody. The remaining four were allegedly “illegally detained” in the police station of Chakeri in Kanpur on Saturday and released on Monday night, according to advocate Chanchal, who is handling the matter.
“Abhijeet and Rajat are in judicial custody. Rana and the others were illegally detained on Saturday and released on the night of Monday,” advocate Chanchal said.
According to locals, minors aged between 9 and 12 were taken to the police station. Some of the devices were also taken by the police, they said.
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